2010 Week 1 College Football Predictions
Gambling911.com released a series of 2010 Week 1 College Football predictions for Saturday.
With the Purdue vs. Notre Dame game, our friends at Pregame.com provided us with a free pick on the Fighting Irish. Their final score prediction: 38-17 with Notre Dame the -11 point favorite at BetUS.com.
Johnny Detroit of Pregame.com tells Gambling911.com:
Notre Dame made major news this past offseason, as they hired new Head Coach Brian Kelly. Kelly is expected to take Notre Dame all the way to the top, much like he did for the Cincinnati program. Since Kelly's arrival, he has changed the Notre Dame offense to a quick strike spread offense, while the defense has gone from a 4-3 to a 3-4 defense. A few different QB's are likely to see playing time for the Fighting Irish, and they will all be looking for WR Michael Floyd. Floyd averaged 113 YPG last year, and finished the season with 9 TD's. Defensive Coordinator Bob Diaco has switched to a 3-4 defense because he's committed to stopping the run. Too many times last year Notre Dame were outclassed on the ground, as they gave up numerous big runs last year. Coach Kelly is likely to have his players motivated right out of the gate, as they have Michigan in their next game. The season starts off rather tough, especially considering the weighty expectations placed on the Fighting Irish with the hiring of Coach Kelly.
He also offers some insight into the Oregon State vs. TCU game with a predicted outcome of 24-17 in favor of the Horned Frogs, which won’t cover the -11 ½ point spread.
TCU has national title aspirations, as they field one of the most complete, balanced teams in the country. The Horned Frogs start the season ranked 6th in the nation. Last year TCU started the season ranked 16th and started the year 12-0 before losing their final game of the season. That loss to Boise St. in the Fiesta Bowl has stuck with this TCU team all offseason, so they enter this season very hungry.
His 2010 Week 1 College Football predictions include the UNDER 50 ½ points in this game.
Meanwhile, football prognosticators over at BetUS.com are calling for an upset by Connecticut over Michigan on Saturday.
Tim Furious of BetUS.com:
Connecticut is returning four seniors to the offensive line who have played against the 3-3-5 so they’ll know exactly what to expect, which could get Michigan’s college football season off to an odd start.
What makes the move to a 3-3-5 defense a pain in the rear end for the Wolverines is that it’s an unorthodox scheme. Though they have the talent along the defensive line and at linebacker to make the system work, it takes time for the adjustments to fully take affect.
Furious adds that the Wolverines finished last season with an 0-5 SU and ATS record while the Huskies went on a 4-1 SU rip to finish theirs.
Don Shapiro, Gambling911.com
